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If Greece captured the battlecruiser Goeben

A short Mediterranean counterfactual emphasizes how decisively Goeben could shift the Greek-Ottoman naval balance.

Battlecruisers Hellenic Navy Mediterranean Ottoman Navy SMS Goeben

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Question

What would happen if Greece captured SMS Goeben?

Short answer

The additional modern battlecruiser would place the Ottoman Navy in an extremely dangerous strategic position.

Notes

Goeben would give Greece a capital ship far beyond the strength otherwise available in the regional balance. The Ottoman fleet would face a severe, perhaps overwhelming, disadvantage.